1. not involving, produced by, or related to living organisms or biological processes
Usage: formal; scientific

Examples

• The abiological formation of certain minerals occurs through purely chemical processes.
• Scientists study abiological systems to understand how life might have originated on early Earth.
• The abiological degradation of plastic involves physical and chemical weathering rather than microbial action.
• Abiological factors such as temperature and pH influence the chemistry of the ocean.
• The experiment examined both biological and abiological pathways for molecular synthesis.